In the MUSA twenty-four monitors are arranged within the space, orchestrated on pedestals of different heights. And, in each case, a singing canary is filmed head-on inside a small, rather old-fashioned wooden cage, twenty-four different videos, with their own soundtracks. As in many of Gabriele Rothemann’s works the animal protagonists are merely stand-ins on the big stage of the human, the all too human and this is all about the perpetual conflict between stasis and flux, nature and civilisation, freedom and order, the individual and the masses.
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February 24, 2017

The exhibition Lawrence Alma-Tadema Decadence & Antiquity located in the Lower Belvedere invites one and all to dive into the decadent world of English aestheticism. Victorian England was where Dutchman Lawrence Alma-Tadema developed into a celebrated and rich artist. Fascinated by antiquity, Alma-Tadema brought to life quotidian scenes from ancient Rome, Pompeii, and Egypt in his works. His masterful rendering of materiality, his innovative approach to the portrayal of space, and the distinct narrative element of his paintings inspired his contemporaries and made him one of the most sought-after and expensive artists of his time. His compositions shaped the way people imagined life during antiquity and inspired the costume designs and set concepts for epic historical film productions such as Quo Vadis? by Enrico Guazzoni (1913) and Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000). The exhibition is organized by the Fries Museum, the Netherlands. Feb 24th to June 18, 2017.

February 17, 2017

193 works by over fifty artists from the Klewan Collection, an impressive collection of important works ranging from international classical modernism to key examples of post-war art, are being showcased in the Orangery at the Lower Belvedere, the main focus of this show is on portraits. The Klewan collection is not only distinguished by its diversity but also by its highly individual character and the collection of key works of post-1945 Austrian art.

February 03, 2017

With the exhibition Daniel Richter – Lonely Old Slogans, the 21er Haus presents a comprehensive retrospective of the artist’s work. Richter is one of the most important painters of his generation, and of great significance for Vienna, not only because of his professorship at the Academy of Fine Arts. Curated by Axel Köhne. Feb 3rd to June 5th, 2017.￼

February 02, 2017

At the Main Hall the SECESSION presents new works by the young austrian artist Svenja Deininger (* 1974, Vienna) titled Echo of a Mirror Fragment. At the basement Gabriel Sierra (* 1975 Colombia) has installed The First Impressions of the Year 2018 (During the early days of the year 2017) and upstairs you can see sculptures by Angelika Loderer (* 1984, Feldbach, Styria). Feb 2nd – March 26th, 2017.